Mystery of the medieval French coins — found in Poland. |
This past fall, a treasure hunter searching a cornfield with a metal detector found silver coins minted more than 1,100 years ago and nearly 1,000 miles away. |
The coins are being analyzed by the Polish Academy of Sciences. |
New York Times, 12 July, 2021
One archaeologist has suggested the coins were part of a ransom paid when an invading Viking army laid siege to Paris in 845 and received more than two tons of silver to prevent it from destroying the city. |
